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Volunteer programs in Africa

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Non-Profit School Arusha, Tanzania

Help us with basic education and enjoy Tanzania!

20h/week Social Media Teaching Sports Music Arts
From 1 to 5 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Homestay Temeke, Tanzania

Make a Difference in Tanzania: Volunteer in Education and Sports!

18h/week Child Care Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Needs help immediately

Social Project Nairobi, Kenya

Wellness Buddy – Sports & Life Coach

25h/week Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
From 2 to 3 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
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Social Project Nairobi, Kenya

Story Hunter – Media & Impact Storyteller 📸✍️

5h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
From 2 to 3 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Social Project Nairobi, Kenya

📚 Teach & Inspire Kids in Vibrant Nairobi

5h/week Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
From 2 to 3 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Social Project Nairobi, Kenya

👩🏽‍💻 Kids Who Code: Digital Creativity for the Future

25h/week Child Care Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Social Project Nairobi, Kenya

Teach languages and change lives in Kenya!

18h/week Child Care Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Non-Profit School Nairobi, Kenya

Be the Light: Volunteer to Educate and Uplift Young Minds

18h/week Teaching Sports Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

NGO Arusha, Tanzania

🌍 Support Our NGO with Sports & Education in Tanzania 🎶⚽

30h/week Child Care Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
From 1 to 6 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Non-Profit School Toamasina II, Madagascar

Orphanage reception centre seeks helper for maintenance work

25h/week Arts Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing
At least 1 week Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hostel Zagora Province, Morocco

Help us cooking, building and planting and enjoy the deseret in M

18h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Music Gardening
From 4 weeks to 1 month Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hospitality Tunis, Tunisia

Help us with local projects and communities in Tunis 🇹🇳

18h/week Cleaning Teaching Sports Teaching Languages Social Work
From 1 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host

Shared Home Karonga, Malawi

Medical assistant

18h/week Social Work
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals

Non-Profit School zanzibar, Tanzania

Help Us Teaching Kindergarten in Zanzibar! :)

20h/week Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
From 1 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Homestay Bugiri, Uganda

Volunteer in Uganda: Transform Lives & Embrace the Adventure! 🌍

20h/week Building & Repairing Child Care Teaching Languages Social Work
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Needs help immediately

NGO Nairobi, Kenya

Help teach and coach soccer to the kids

12h/week Teaching Sports
From 2 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Passionate about social causes? Be a volunteer in Africa!

Do you love education? Wanna change people’s lives and step out of your comfort zone? There are many ways to help as a volunteer in Africa. For example, you can be a language teacher at a local school, or an art instructor, tutor or sports coach! In the rural communities, you can be the person to start a project like a vegetable garden and raise awareness about environmental conservation. You can help schools, non-profits, farms or animal shelters. Empower communities for real change as a volunteer in Africa.

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If you decide to travel to Africa as a volunteer, there will be a lot to do in your free time. Tourism is steady in many african countries, especially for admirers of wildlife. Take for example Kenya, in East Africa, where you’ll find nature wonders like the Savannah, lakelands and Great Rift Valley. From it’s capital Nairobi, safaris visit the Maasai Mara Reserve and Amboseli National Park, offering views of Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. On the other side of the african continent, Morocco is a very popular tourist destination, welcoming travelers from all over the world. 

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15 inspiring NGOs that offer free programs to volunteer abroadHow to use Worldpackers to volunteer in Africa?

At Worldpackers you’ll find opportunities to volunteer in Africa. Check our host list to see places that need help. On the host’s profile, you can also see which benefits they offer besides free accommodation, such as meals, pick up, classes, free laundry or, in some cases, certificates. Help bring change to local communities while reconnecting with nature and learning about the world. Make a profile and start your travel plans. Become a member of the Worldpackers community to schedule a trip.

How Worldpackers works: the complete guide


Time to prepare for your trip as a worldpacker!

How do Worldpackers trips work?

As a member, you can contact as many hosts and travel safely as many times as you want.

Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

Complete your profile, watch the video lessons in the Academy, and earn certificates to stand out to hosts.

Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

If a host thinks you’re a good fit for their position, they’ll pre-approve you.

Get your documents and tickets ready for your volunteer trip.

Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

If anything doesn’t go as planned with a host, count on the WP Safeguard and our highly responsive support team!

After volunteering, you and your host exchange reviews.

With positive reviews, you’ll stand out to hosts and get even more benefits.

Check out all our plans Learn more about how it works